Qubit Labs’ experience shows staff augmentation can be up to 70% more cost-effective than in-house hiring. For companies exploring staff augmentation services, reshaping their hiring and budget strategies, or struggling to fill niche roles for months, we released the Staff Augmentation Cost Calculator.
This free tool will help you accurately calculate how much you can save on operational expenses and plan your budget accordingly.
What Our Free Tool Offers
Compare the true cost of staff augmentation and in-house hiring to see where your budget goes and identify the more cost-efficient model. We regularly update salary data to keep your calculations accurate and aligned with current hiring trends and market benchmarks.
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Accurate salary data for your tech team to compare total hiring costs.
All information is based on real market data, not general rates, so that you can compare staff augmentation and in-house hiring across salaries and team size. -
Real estimates of overhead and hidden expenses based on your hiring needs.
You can consider costs for benefits and HR, sourcing and recruiting, annual bonuses, tools and hardware, and accounting and legal, often overlooked in hiring budgets. -
Precise cost of the technical team.
Based on your input, you’ll see a clear breakdown of your in-house technical team’s cost, including team size, total base salary, total overhead, and total annual cost, so you can assess your budget and make informed hiring decisions. -
Calculation of potential cost savings for the IT staff augmentation model.
The results show your total annual IT staffing costs and potential savings in both USD and percentage terms, so you can pinpoint where staff augmentation can reduce costs. -
Clear insights into specialists’ salaries and total team cost.
Choose the role you want to include in your team (e.g., junior or mid-level software engineer, QA engineer, DevOps engineer, and a Project/Product Manager) and the number of experts to get a detailed salary breakdown.
How to Use Our IT Staff Augmentation Calculator
To compare staff augmentation vs. in-house costs, complete only two steps.
- In the first section, select the annual salary and the number of specialists, depending on your project needs.
- In the overhead and hidden costs block, adjust the percentages for benefits, HR, recruiting, bonuses, tools and hardware, and legal and accounting support.
- Based on the data you enter, you’ll immediately see the information in the right-hand section, which updates in real time as you make changes.
To get a detailed cost comparison breakdown in PDF format, download the proposal by filling out a brief form.
Turn your numbers into a clear cost comparison and see whether staff augmentation can help you reduce hiring costs.
Staff Augmentation vs In-House Team True Cost Comparison Calculator
Compare fully loaded in-house software engineering against offshore staff augmentation models.
